Gamekeeping students celebrated the success of a pheasant shoot organised as part of their qualifications.

The students, from Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, had to prepare and run the shoot, deciding what drives would be used, organising the guns, beaters and vehicles and involving students from Level 2 and both Level 3 years. 

Gamekeeping student Conor Raffe said it was great to be ‘involved in every aspect of the day from looking after the birds in the pens and costing the event to learning how to promote and organise the day’.

The students were assessed running the whole shoot process from placing the guns, running the beaters and picking up the shot game.

Gamekeeping course manager Pete Walters said: ’It was a really important part of the course.

‘It allows the students to put theory into practice and they have all done a great job and the experienced guns had a very enjoyable day.’